Topical subject: a celebration of art in the tension field between various cultures

Grand overview from Pre-Columbian art to contemporary works

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Unsettled

From Alaska to the West Coast of North America, through Central America and down to Colombia; the region extends across vast distances, and its history, culture and the artists living there are equally full of contrasts and yet often very similar. “Unsettled” illuminates through some 200 artworks their creative approach in this tension field from the Pre-Columbian period to the modern age.

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